Puerto Vallarta Restaurant Lacey, WA

1400 Galaxy Dr NE, Lacey - 98516
208 reviews
Mexican
(360) 412-5402

Might be the best Mexican restaurant I've been to in America. Food is great, the interior is amazing and the people are very nice.

Had a lunch get together with some friends. The food and drinks were delicious! And the atmosphere was awesome.

We used to come here often and loved the food and service. I understand times are hard since COVID. However, today will be the last time we are patrons of this restaurant. We ordered Carne Asada tacos on Mother's Day. My daughter in-laws plate had bugs squished into the avocado. When we showed them they took the plate to the kitchen. I completely lost my appetite seeing as my avocados didn't look any better so I sent my plate back. They made my daughter in laws plate again. She felt the need to take the avocado off and inspect her food. She tried to eat some of the meat. Our check came and they had both of our meals on there! Seriously, mine went back with one bite. Then when we asked to talk to the manager, she came out and got mad at me for asking that my plate be taken off the bill. Her response was that times are hard for them right now, and she will take care of the bill. The manager sent the waitress back with the revised bill removing both of our meals and then took her food that she had in a to-go container as well when she laid the check down. Never in my life, have I ever experienced such horrible service. This is all after we were seated at our table for 35 minutes before I asked the bus person if someone was coming to our table. The waitress told me oops sorry, no one told me you were here. Do not go to this place and if you do then be prepared to check your plate or don't be surprised if you get a food-borne illness. Eat at your own risk! Puerto Vallarta on Galaxy St., Lacey, WA.

Looks run down and dirty when you walk up but the inside was very nice and smelled good. The salsa was good and they give you a small bowl of beans with your salsa and chips which was kind of cool. I can only criticize what I had to eat, their other food might be good but the two things I've eaten there were not. First I had the carne asada tacos, which was very expensive at $19 for three tacos with rice and beans. They were very bland and the meat was extremely dry and flavorless. Second time I had their fish tacos which again were kind of expensive at $17 for two served with rice and beans. I don't know where they got their idea for white sauce but it tasted like Asian salad dressing very sweet and the cabbage look like a coleslaw mix and was probably served with coleslaw dressing. I could barely eat them they were so sweet. Also I ordered two fried chilies with the meal and they were very expensive at $1.50 each. I won't be going back to try anything else.

This is one of our date night go-tos. I have been coming to this restaurant since they opened in 07-08 and they have been consistently great. Occasionally an off day, but 9 times out of 10 they are great American Mexican food. Chips and salsa come with beans and the service is fast and friendly. Try the chicken tortilla soup.

I wish there was the ability to select zero stars. We used to come here often and loved the food and service. I understand times are hard since COVID. However, today will be the last time we are patrons of this restaurant. We ordered Carne Asada tacos on Mother's Day. My daughter in-laws plate had bugs squished into the avocado. When we showed them they took the plate to the kitchen. I completely lost my appetite seeing as my avocados didn't look any better so I sent my plate back. They made my daughter in laws plate again. She felt the need to take the avocado off and inspect her food. She tried to eat some of the meat. Our check came and they had both of our meals on there! Seriously, mine went back with one bite. Then when we asked to talk to the manager, she came out and got mad at me for asking that my plate be taken off the bill. Her response was that times are hard for them right now, and she will take care of the bill. The manager sent the waitress back with the revised bill removing both of our meals and then took her food that she had in a to-go container as well when she laid the check down. Never in my life, have I ever experienced such horrible service. This is all after we were seated at our table for 35 minutes before I asked the bus person if someone was coming to our table. The waitress told me oops sorry, no one told me you were here. Do not go to this place and if you do then be prepared to check your plate or don't be surprised if you get a food-borne illness. Eat at your own risk! Puerto Vallarta on Galaxy St., Lacey, WA.

Such a beautiful restaurant. They have so many plants and it really makes your dining experience so pleasant. Friendly and fast service with a smile. I definitely would recommend this location.

Great service and the food was delicious! They were a bit busy so the wait was a little longer than I would have expected but the staff was very attentive and brought extra chips before we even had to ask. Overall a good time was had by all!! Will go again!

The inside of this place is great! Gorgeous plants everywhere which creates a really cool ambience. Sadly when we came for an early dinner around 4pm we were seated and then promptly ignored. Though there were staff bustling around us cleaning tables and setting them up for future guests, no one came back to take our order until almost 15 minutes later. When we received our food, I was hugely disappointed. The tacos al pastor were okay but almost tasted like tikki masal rather than al pastor. My husband’s enchiladas had absolutely zero flavor. At first, I thought he was being dramatic but after trying them myself, I completely agreed. And finally, even though I order the small margarita (which was quite tasty), I noticed after we paid, that we were charged for the medium. Overall, there wasn’t much I would come back for at this place sadly.

Such a beautiful restaurant. They have so many plants and it really makes your dining experience so pleasant. Friendly and fast service with a smile. I definitely would recommend this location.